Modibe establishes publishing company
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Seabelo Modibe
This is the first publishing company to be established in the country. As a publisher it means Modibe will be responsible for ensuring the songwriters and composers receive payment when their compositions are used commercially. He will also secure commissions for music and promote existing compositions to recording artists.
“With 15 years in the music industry I have decided to shift my focus from doing events and focus on publishing something which is not being fully practiced locally. I will represent different people in the music industry especially writers and composers. Most people do not know that they have a certain ownership on musical content,” said Modibe.
Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...